The2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were the 37th edition of theICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 15 to 20 September 2015 inLondon,United Kingdom, under the auspices ofInternational Canoe Federation (ICF), at theLee Valley White Water Centre facility, which was also the venue for the canoe slalom events at the2012 Summer Olympics.
The London bid was selected by the ICF Board of Directors on April 15, 2011 in Paris.[1] London defeatedBourg St.-Maurice in the bidding process.[2]
The event was the only globalqualification for the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro.[3]
The schedule of events.[4] All times listed are (UTC+1).
| Date | Starting Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 16 September | 10:30 | C2 Men, K1 Women heats – 1st run |
| 14:30 | C2 Men, K1 Women heats – 2nd run | |
| 17 September | 10:30 | C1 Men, C1 Women heats – 1st run |
| 15:00 | C1 Men, C1 Women heats – 2nd run | |
| 18 September | 10:30 | K1 Men heats – 1st run |
| 13:30 | K1 Men heats – 2nd run | |
| 19 September | 10:00 | C2 Men, K1 Women semifinals |
| 13:00 | C2 Men, K1 Women finals | |
| 15:30 | C2 Men, K1 Women teams | |
| 20 September | 09:00 | C1 Men, C1 Women, K1 Men semifinals |
| 13:30 | C1 Men, C1 Women, K1 Men finals | |
| 16:00 | C1 Men, C1 Women, K1 Men teams |
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Great Britain* | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1[5] | David Florence (GBR) | 94.32 | Benjamin Savšek (SLO) | 94.36 | Ryan Westley (GBR) | 96.33 |
| C1 team[6] | Slovakia Michal Martikán Alexander Slafkovský Matej Beňuš | 106.12 | Germany Sideris Tasiadis Nico Bettge Franz Anton | 110.21 | Slovenia Benjamin Savšek Luka Božič Jure Lenarčič | 114.02 |
| C2[7] | Germany Franz Anton Jan Benzien | 101.17 | France Pierre Picco Hugo Biso | 102.25 | France Gauthier Klauss Matthieu Péché | 103.34 |
| C2 team[8] | France Pierre Picco &Hugo Biso Gauthier Klauss &Matthieu Péché Yves Prigent &Loïc Kervella | 115.78 | Germany Franz Anton &Jan Benzien Robert Behling &Thomas Becker Kai Müller &Kevin Müller | 122.34 | Great Britain David Florence &Richard Hounslow Mark Proctor &Etienne Stott Adam Burgess &Greg Pitt | 123.59 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1[9] | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) | 88.99 | Mateusz Polaczyk (POL) | 89.43 |  Michal Smolen (USA) | 92.01 |
| K1 team[10] | Czech Republic Jiří Prskavec Vavřinec Hradilek Ondřej Tunka | 104.19 | Slovakia Martin Halčin Andrej Málek Jakub Grigar | 104.38 | Great Britain Richard Hounslow Joe Clarke Bradley Forbes-Cryans | 106.38 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1[11] | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 113.51 | Kateřina Hošková (CZE) | 118.42 | Núria Vilarrubla (ESP) | 121.55 |
| C1 team[12] | Australia Jessica Fox Rosalyn Lawrence Alison Borrows | 144.04 | Czech Republic Kateřina Hošková Monika Jančová Tereza Fišerová | 144.92 | Austria Julia Schmid Viktoria Wolffhardt Nadine Weratschnig | 150.72 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1[13] | Kateřina Kudějová (CZE) | 103.62 | Ricarda Funk (GER) | 105.91 | Melanie Pfeifer (GER) | 106.33 |
| K1 team[14] | Czech Republic Kateřina Kudějová Veronika Vojtová Štěpánka Hilgertová | 127.33 | Great Britain Fiona Pennie Kimberley Woods Lizzie Neave | 128.06 | France Carole Bouzidi Marie-Zélia Lafont Émilie Fer | 129.02 |
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